Westland and the British Helicopter Industry, 1945-1960
Licensed Production versus Indigenous Innovation
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security, History, Military
| Author: | Matthew R.H. Uttley | ISBN: | 9781135282455 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Matthew R.H. Uttley |
| ISBN: | 9781135282455 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This study explains how Westland dominated British helicopter production and why government funding and support failed to generate competitive "all-British" alternatives. In doing so, the book evaluates broader historiographic assumptions about the purported "failure" of british aircraft procurement during the early post-war period and considers the scope and limitations of licensed production as a government-mandated procurement strategy.
This study explains how Westland dominated British helicopter production and why government funding and support failed to generate competitive "all-British" alternatives. In doing so, the book evaluates broader historiographic assumptions about the purported "failure" of british aircraft procurement during the early post-war period and considers the scope and limitations of licensed production as a government-mandated procurement strategy.
